Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-05-28
COLLIER, May %, 1887.

Poison for gophers.
Change in S. S. time.
Sweet locust blossoms.
Laying the church foundation.
Large attendance at Sunday school.
Extensive preparations for Memorial
day.
The projected dance announced for
last Friday evening was, from necessity,
abandoned, no musicians being obtain
able.
Workers are busy building the church
foundation, the corner stone OF which
will be laid on Memorial Day with cere-
mony.
The familiar tones of d. NJ. Morgan, of
Buffalo Park, were heard on our streets
last Wednesday. Buffalo Park citizens
are always welcome.
The stewards of Collyer Methodist
circuit will meet next Saturday at Rev.
j. G. Elliott's. near the blackberry, to
transact important business.
Ogallah will boom if the author of the
"Oozings" can effect such desirable
change, Success to the enterprise, and
may the advertising public assist.
A very few of the spring planted school
yard trees are putting forth leaves, but
most of them are apparently ifeless
monuments to "what might have been"
Mrs. Eva Richards occupied her Off
cial position as chaplain of the Corps
meeting on Saturday, for the first time
since her severe illness. She received a
hearty welcome.
A shower at five o'clock Friday after
noon was a pleasant change from the
wind which had prevailed all day.
Another shower early the next morning
was accompanied by light fall of hail.
A copy of the Tyego County Republican
was received last week, and a neat and
newsy sheet it is, but it will need to be
on the alert to compete with World
business. The Carvings extend crafty
greeting.
Many farmers are strewing their fields
with poisoned corn to protect their crops
from the gophers. Stock owners in the
habit of letting their herds Craze on their
neighbors' fields will do well to note this
item, and act accordingly.
At the request of Rev. j. G. Elliott last
Sunday, the Sunday school voted to COM
mence their sessions hereafter at 10
o'clock in the morning, railroad time.
Friends will please take notice, and try
to be on time, but better late than not at
all.
Go to G. W. Blackwill's, Collyer, Kan,
for your Acme Pulverizer and Harrow,
the greatest harrow for listed corn on the
market. Also see the patent-tooth Elm
wood Harrow and Adams Cultivator, and
do not fail to examine the new Deering
Mower. Prices way down. 43O-tf
Eddie. eldest son of T. K. Phillips, has
fully recovered from recent severe attack
of the measles, and is able to be about
again. Fate has dealt out sickness to
Eddie very literally of late, but it is sim
cerely hoped that he has endured the
I last of the series for some time to come.
sGus" Mcfarland is now filling the
position of section foreman at River Bend,
\ Colo He left for that place last Thurs
day, and has written for his family to
come. Mr.. Mcfarland and family have
been residents of Collyer for many years,
and it is with regret our people learn OF
their removing. They expect to leave In
about week.
Your correspondent was to-day shown
a letter addressed to the commander and
members of Collyer Post, inviting them to
become the guests of Trego Post, OF Wa
Keeney, on Memorial Day. AS Com.
Robb was absent on Saturday, the mat
ter was not presented to Collyer Post,
but will, no doubt, in time be replied to
in an appreciative manner.
Messrs A. J. johnson and A. G. Lord
returned home on Saturday from Ogallah,
where they had been engaged In erecting
the forestry barn. Mr.. johnson spoke
highly of the location selected by Com
missioner Robb for the forestry station,
and equally highly of the pleasant &C
ouaintances he formed while there. Com
missioner Robb's action in engaging
brother comrades and home labor is
most commendable.
Grainfield's loyal women have joined
the ranks of the Woman's Relief Corps,
and on Saturday last were officially or
panized, Miss Nina York, of Collyer
Corps, acting as instituting and install
ling officer. Of the twenty-seven charter
members, seventeen we're present at the
instituting of the Corps. Officers for the
wear are: President, Mrs. LYDIA Burr; s.
Y. pres't, Mrs. Sarah M. Hindman; j. v.
pres't, Mrs. Birdie A. Campbell; sec'y,
Mrs. Rate Poorman; treas, Miss Emma
Sane; chaplain, Miss Caroline Campbell;
conductor, Miss Lulu Workman; asst
conductor, Miss Sarah r. Felkner; guard,
Miss Jennie Dargitz; asst guard, Miss
Laura Coppock. Miss York returned on
Monday, and expressed herself as greatly
pleased with the interest shown by the
ladies, as also with the ladies' personally,
and highly complimented Mrs. 6urr as
hostess. Both Post and Corps at Grain
field are without came as yet, the Cove
CITY Post having, as it were, stolen march
upon them, and captured the name they
had much desired.
Rattle, rap and thump went the hail on
the roof last Monday night, as In large
oblong stones it decended with consider
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